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Bedford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bedford took in $36.6 million and spent $32.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other15%County and local tax money5.3%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

31%

of Bedford's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Business income tax
31%$11.5 million
Property tax
13%$4.8 million
Individual income tax
5.2%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$205 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$183 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$158 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$17 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$785 thousand
  • Other service charges$477 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
4.0%$1.5 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$5.3 million
Fines
0.7%$260 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

39%

of Bedford's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$436 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$971 thousand
  • Government buildings$778 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$135 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$840 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$761 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$357 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Social services
0.1%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bedford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bedford itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.